The Human Monster

The Human Monster

Year: 1939

IMDb Rating: 5.7/10

Genres: Crime, Drama, Horror

Directors: Walter Summers

Cast: Bela Lugosi, Greta Gynt, Hugh Williams

A series of strange deaths takes place in London. All are accidents but the victims are single men with no family and they all have a link to a life insurance company run by the mysterious Dr. Orloff.

Frankenstein's monster, commonly referred to as Frankenstein, is a fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus as its main antagonist. Shelley's title compares the monster's creator, Victor Frankenstein, to the mythological character Prometheus, who fashioned humans out of clay and gave them fire. In Shelley's Gothic story, Victor Frankenstein builds the creature in his laboratory through an ambiguous method based on a scientific principle he discovered. Shelley describes the monster as 8 feet (240 cm) tall and emotional. The monster attempts to fit into human society but is shunned, which leads him to seek revenge against Frankenstein. According to the scholar Joseph Carroll, the monster occupies "a border territory between the characteristics that typically define protagonists and antagonists". Frankenstein's creature became iconic in popular culture, and has been featured in various forms of media, including films, television series, merchandise and video games. The most popularly recognized version is Boris Karloff's portrayal of the monster in the 1930s films Frankenstein, Bride of Frankenstein, and Son of Frankenstein, though that incarnation bears little resemblance to the source material.

Title: The Human Monster Summary: Insurance agent-physician collects on policies of men murdered by a disfigured resident of the home for the blind where he acts as doctor-on-call. Directed by: Walter Summers Actors: Bela Lugosi, Hugh Williams, Greta Gynt Production Company: John Argyle Productions Release Date: 24 March 1940 (USA) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 A series of strange deaths takes place in London. All are accidents but the victims are single men with no family and they all have a link to a life insurance company run by the mysterious Dr. Orloff.

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